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Winter Storm Watch, Kansas

Severe

4 to 8 inches of snow with locally higher amounts possible. Travel could be very difficult.

Ended Thursday, January 22, 2026.

Replaced by the Winter Storm Warning on Thursday, January 22, 11:31 in the morning.

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Places in this watch

How much

Snow across the area
4 to 8 inches

Map

Map of Kansas with this watch The Winter Storm Watch covers Wichita, Salina, Hutchinson. I-35I-49I-70I-435I-29WichitaSalinaHutchinsonMISSOURIOKLAHOMAKANSAS50 mi I-35I-49I-70I-435WichitaSalinaHutchinsonMISSOURIOKLAHOMAKANSAS50 mi I-35I-70I-335WichitaSalinaHutchinsonOKLAHOMAKANSAS50 mi I-35I-70WichitaSalinaHutchinsonOKLAHOMAKANSAS100 mi
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Alert area: National Weather Service. Borders and highways: U.S. Census Bureau. Lakes, rivers and other countries: Natural Earth. Open this area in OpenStreetMap

Details from the National Weather Service

What
Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches with locally higher amounts possible.
Where
Portions of Central, South Central, and Southeast Kansas.
When
From Friday afternoon through late Saturday night.
Impacts
Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday evening commute.

Updates

  1. Area expanded. January 22, 2026
  2. Snow totals raised from 4 to 7 inches to 4 to 8 inches. January 21, 2026
  3. Snow totals raised from 3 to 6 inches to 4 to 7 inches. Area expanded. January 21, 2026
  4. Winter Storm Watch issued for Friday afternoon through Sunday morning. January 21, 2026